How to claim your rebate?
Follow these 4 easy steps to claim your STC and/or VEECs rebate.
Step 1: Download and Fill out a Solar Water Heater form from one of the certificates and rebates trading companies.
Ensure that you read the form, and provide correct and accurate information.
The certificate and rebate assignment forms from various STC and VEECs Trading Companies can be found at the links below:
- Greenbank (STC, VEEC Form available) http://www.green-bank.com.au/energy-efficiency/forms/
- Green Energy Trading (STC, VEEC and REES Form available) http://greenenergytrading.com.au/what-we-do/water-heating/
- Hot Water Rebate (STC, VEEC Form available) http://www.hotwaterrebate.com.au/p/download-rebate-forms
- Trade In Green (STC, VEEC Form available) http://www.tradeingreen.com.au/forms-90.html
- Renewable Energy Traders (STC Form available) http://www.renewableenergytraders.com.au/#!forms/c12yp
Step 2: Attached Supporting Documentation as requested on the respective form. For both STC & VEEC assignment forms
- Proof of installation in the form of Plumber’s Compliance Certificate.
- Proof of purchase in the form of Invoice(s) pertaining to the supply and installation costs of the SWH unit.
- Proof of address in the form of Rates Notice.
For STC assignment forms only
- STCs – photograph which depicts tank serial number (mandatory if unit will form part of a new building)
- STCs – Copy of site map that indicates the location of the tank (only if there is more than one solar water heater at the address)
For VEEC assignment forms only
VEECs – Copy of Certificate of Electrical Safety.
Step 3: Send the form to the certificates trading company that you have downloaded the form from, and then they can process your payment.
Warranty – Register your system here
FAQS
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The number of STCs that have been assigned to your solar hot water systems, and hence your rebate, are dependent on the size of the system and where the system is to be installed.
Australia has been split up into four zones, which are defined by climate and solar radiation characteristics.
- Find out what zone you are in by referencing your postcode
- Find out how many STCs you may be eligible for here.
- If you have already purchased your solar hot water system, you can find out the exact number of STCs with the Solar Water Heater STC Calculator.
- STCs must be claimed within 12 months of the installation
- For Retrofit Systems you have 60 days to complete the system as a solar hot water system, and you must claim STCs within 12 months of the installation.
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For determining VEECs, Victoria has been split into metropolitan and rural areas.
If you have your system model number for your solar hot water system, you can find out the number of VEECs with the VEEC Calculator.
The system must be installed in Victoria and VEECs must be claimed by 30th June in the year following the installation. Please note if you are replacing a gas system with an electric system then the system WILL NOT be eligible for VEECs. -
Step 1: Download and Fill out a Solar Water Heater form from one of the certificates and rebates trading companies. Ensure that you read the form, and provide correct and accurate information.
The certificate and rebate assignment forms from various STC and VEECs Trading Companies can be found at the links below:
- Greenbank (STC, VEEC Form available)
- Green Energy Trading (STC, VEEC and REES Form available)
- Hot Water Rebate (STC, VEEC Form available)
- Trade In Green (STC, VEEC Form available)
- Renewable Energy Traders (STC Form available)
*above are 3 examples of STC Traders you can use to claim.
Step 2: Attached Supporting Documentation as requested on the respective form.
For both STC & VEEC assignment forms
- Proof of installation in the form of Plumber’s Compliance Certificate.
- Proof of purchase in the form of Invoice(s) pertaining to the supply and installation costs of the SWH unit.
- Proof of address in the form of Rates Notice.
For STC assignment forms only
- STCs – photograph which depicts tank serial number (mandatory if unit will form part of a new building)
- STCs – Copy of site map that indicates the location of the tank serial numbers (only if there is more than one SWH at the address)
For VEEC assignment forms only
- VEECs – Copy of Certificate of Electrical Safety.
Step 3: Send the form to the certificates trading company that you have downloaded the form from, so that they can process your payment.
Warranty – Register your system here
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- The system model can be found on the invoice that you will need to attach with your assignment form.
- System brand will be Apricus Australia
- Tank serial number and volume (L) can be found on the tank label
Images and form to be uploaded
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- 1E is Decommissioning and replacing electric with electric boosted solar
- 1F is Decommissioning and replacing electric with gas boosted solar
- 3B is Decommissioning and replacing gas with gas boosted solar